last screening ( french : dernière séance ) is a 2011 french horror film by laurent achard .

the film is about sylvain ( pascal cervo ) who is devoted to the theater , which is about to go out of business .

he lives in the basement of the cinema and is the film programmer , projectionist and cashier .

each night after the final screening , sylvain leaves the theatre to perform brutal acts .

the film had its world premiere at the locarno international film festival .

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the german version of the last , available in two parallel versions , is a new and valid language screening test in stroke .
screening of aphasia in acute stroke is crucial for directing patients to early language therapy . the language screening test ( last ) , originally developed in french , is a validated language screening test that allows detection of a language deficit within a few minutes . the aim of the present study was to develop and validate two parallel german versions of the last .
the naval aviation museum foundation presented an exclusive screening of the new documentary , the last man on the moon , wednesday , november 4th , 2015 .
phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments : england 2016 - gov . uk
this study shows that the german version of the last is a reliable and valid screening test for language in acute and subacute stroke . the two german versions of the last are equivalent . the test has acceptable internal validity and a strong significant correlation between the last and the short version of the token test indicated good external validity .
flamand - roze c , falissard b , roze e , maintigneux l , beziz j , chacon a , join - lambert c , adams d , denier c . validation of a new language screening tool for patients with acute stroke : the language screening test ( last ) .
provisional information on the 2016 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1 , including breakdowns by pupil characteristics .
rory kennedy will be showing her documentary last days in vietnam . she will be at a reception at the jfk hyannis museum from 5 : 00 to 6 : 00 pm , and the doors will open for the film screening at the barnstable high school ' s knight hall at 6 : 00 pm . the screening will begin at 6 : 30 pm .
cptv will air the entire documentary , last days in vietnam , on april , 28th at 9 p . m .
in cooperation with central connecticut state university veterans history project , cptv invites you to a special preview screening of a powerful new pbs documentary , the last days in vietnam , which features never - before - seen footage of the last days in vietnam and the fall of saigon . the film follows along as us troops and diplomats plan their hasty evacuation from the country .
one of the first to see it will be mr kemp , who ' s attending an exclusive screening at jersey ' s cinema .
this statistical first release ( sfr ) provides information on the achievements of pupils in the 2016 phonics screening check and at key stage 1 .
the screening revealed a series of irregularities in online comparison tools . the main irregularities related to the price and the way it was calculated and presented :
the short version of the token test was taken to analyze external validity , since this test is also used as a screening test , identical to the last . not only is the short version of the token test a measure of aphasia severity and oral comprehension , it also examines verbal short - term memory [ 17 ] . this might explain the relatively high correlation we found between the repetition subtest of the last and the token test .
last cheap room in the hotel or simply last promoted room on that website ? in one in four cases , websites did not specify that statements about scarcity ( e . g .
only 2 left
,
only available today
) applied strictly to their own website .
the new eu - level investment screening framework will ensure transparency and predictability for investors and national governments . it will build on the national review mechanisms already in place in 12 member states [ 1 ] and will not affect eu countries ' ability to adopt any new review mechanisms or to remain without such national mechanisms . when it comes to decisions on foreign direct investments , the european framework will maintain the necessary national flexibility . member states keep the last word in any investment screening .
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all patients were tested with one of the two randomly allocated versions of the last in german ( 50 with version a , 51 with version b ) . seventy - eight of the patients were additionally tested with the short version of the token test [ 7 ] , one of the most common screening tests , to analyze external validity . furthermore , both versions of the last were successively administered in another subset of 28 patients to evaluate equivalence of the two versions . the examiners were either physicians or language therapists . this was an important point to us , because in the clinical setting , the screening might be used by health professionals with different backgrounds .
the last days of the city is set in cairo and stars khalid abdalla . it premiered at germany’s berlinale in february , has won multiple awards since then .
shazli said there was no written or verbal agreement between the distribution company and ciff over which festivals last days in the city could participate in before the cairo festival .
the red carpet is being rolled out in st helier tonight , for jersey ' s last remaining survivor of the dunkirk rescue , 96 - year - old clive kemp .
eugene cernan , one of this nation’s most experienced astronauts , flew aboard the gemini ix - a , apollo 10 and apollo 17 space missions . as commander of the final apollo mission , he was the last of twelve astronauts to walk on the moon . by the time he left his famous last footprint , he had spent a record amount of time on the moon . his accomplishments , however , are certainly not limited to space exploration , and the last man on the moon explores all aspects of cernan’s extraordinary life .
the aim of the present study was to develop and validate two parallel german versions of the last in a cohort of acute and subacute stroke patients . we predicted good internal consistency and a uniform structure of the scale . in addition , we expected a significant correlation between the last and the short version of the token test , indicating good external validity of the scale .
the last man on the moon , a documentary by mark stewart productions , combines rare archive material , compelling visual effects and unprecedented access to present an iconic historical character on the big screen .
game of thrones – the end begins ! on monday , august 28th , shanghai expat , or better known as shex , will host the last screening of game of thrones season 7 at m glam on 7 / 5 , no . 5 the bund , 20 guangdong road , huangpu district , 200002 . we will have an extraordinary party for you at m glam with special prizes for best - dressed and fun activities .
the two german versions were equivalent as demonstrated by a high intraclass correlation coefficient of 0 . 91 . furthermore , an acceptable internal structure of the last was found ( cronbach ' s α = 0 . 74 ) . a highly significant correlation ( r = 0 . 74 , p < 0 . 0001 ) between the last and the short version of the token test indicated good external validity of the scale .
the last includes subtests for naming , repetition , automatic speech , and comprehension . for the translation into german , task constructs and psycholinguistic criteria for item selection were identical to the french last . a cohort of 101 stroke patients were tested , all of whom were native german speakers . validation of the last was based on ( 1 ) analysis of equivalence of the german versions , which was established by administering both versions successively in a subset of patients , ( 2 ) internal validity by means of internal consistency analysis , and ( 3 ) external validity by comparison with the short version of the token test in another subset of patients .
sylvain , 31 and film - obsessed , lives in the basement of a small art - house theater where he works as a programmer , projectionist and cashier . each night , after the last showing , he goes out for a murderous ritual .
in conclusion , the german versions of the last are reliable and valid . they can easily be administered at the bedside in approximately 2 min , which is a clear advantage for its use in emergency rooms , stroke units and subacute care settings .
variety - - the children ' s charity of the national capital region ( variety dc ) is hosting a reception + advance screening of the last word - - a new film starring shirley maclaine and amanda seyfried - - on march 7 . all proceeds will benefit children with mobility issues who live in our region . hors d ' oeuvres will be served starting at 7 , and the movie will begin at 8 . each attendee will be given one drink ticket . please note : this film is rated r for language .
ciff said its artistic director , youssef cherif rizkallah , saw the film at the berlinale and later suggested screening it in its “prospects of arab cinema” program because of its participation in several other festivals . ciff said said “insisted the film should be part of the international competition . ”
the food & drinks offered on the menu will be game of thrones themed . orders will be made and delivered before the start of the viewing in order to not disturb the screening . the night will begin at 7 : 30pm with a guess my name game to see who is the biggest game of thrones fan . the winner will be announced at the end of the night ! at 8 : 30pm the show will begin and after the show there will be time to party and talk about the episode . join shex’s cool screening of game of thrones today !
a european framework for screening of foreign direct investments by member states on grounds of security or public order , including transparency obligations , the rule of equal treatment among foreign investment of different origin , and the obligation to ensure adequate redress possibilities with regard to decisions adopted under these review mechanisms .
join us on monday , april 13 at 5 : 30 p . m . at davidson hall on the campus of central connecticut state university in new britain , ct . the evening begins with a welcome reception with light fare . the screening begins at 6 : 45 p . m .
the distribution company for tamer el said’s film akher ayam al - madina ( the last days of the city , 2016 ) and the cairo international film festival both offered statements thursday regarding the film’s withdrawal from the official competition at the 38th edition of the festival .
the proposed regulation on screening of foreign direct investments into the eu needs the approval of the european parliament and eu member states in the council ( ordinary legislative procedure ) . in order not to lose any time , the european commission therefore proposes in parallel to immediately proceed with two additional measures .
compared to other screening tests validated in german , the last has several advantages : it is very brief to administer and avoids the impact of preexisting dyslexia , illiteracy and hand paresis . furthermore , two equivalent parallel versions are available , which minimizes possible retest effects . health professionals with different backgrounds can easily use the test , as shown in the study by flamand - roze et al . [ 10 ] . finally , the interpretation is straightforward : patients scoring below 15 points need to be referred to a speech and language therapist for an in - depth evaluation .
exclusively targeting festival audiences , last screening ( derniere séance ) is a humourless little slasher that may cause some critics to sharpen their pencils and start digging into their semiotic lexicons , but will draw little attention in any other quarters . an anonymous cast , helped somewhere along the way , by the guest appearance of french film critic and historian noel simsolo , makes no attempt at real acting and its fascination with all the great female screen stars in history can hardly qualify as anything else but pretentious artistic show - off . neither scary nor engrossing , it is just unnecessarily repetitive .
the last safari follows the story of a photojournalist ' s quest for meaning through the unforgiving landscape of remote kenya as she sets out in search of the tribes - people she documented a decade earlier , dodging everything from bullets and floods , to heat strokes along the way .
every year the commission coordinates the screening of websites for a particular sector , with the help of the consumer protection cooperation ( cpc ) network which brings together the consumer authorities of 28 countries ( 26 eu countries , norway and iceland ) . the authorities are responsible for enforcing eu consumer protection laws in the eu .
written by said and rasha salti , and shot in 2009 and 2010 , in the last days of the city follows khalid abdalla as he wanders through downtown cairo . he meets old friends , remembers a lover who is now about to leave the country , and intermittently works on a documentary film .
a strong significant correlation between the last and the short version of the token test ( r = 0 . 74 , p < 0 . 0001 ) was found , indicating good external validity of the scale . comparing the short version of the token test with the last subtests , highest correlations were found for repetition ( r = 0 . 673 , p < 0 . 01 ) and for verbal command execution ( r = 0 . 624 , p ˂ 0 . 01 ) , whereas word - picture matching showed the lowest correlation ( r = 0 . 472 , p < 0 . 01 ) .
“we can only continue to work hard to bring in the last days of the city to egyptian screens , ” the statement read . “no matter how much success we achieve abroad , we will not feel the true worth of our film until it’s screened at home , amongst its people — the egyptian audience . ”
the european commission unveiled proposals today to set up a european framework for screening foreign direct investment into the european union . in parallel , the commission will start a detailed analysis of the foreign direct investment flows into the eu and set up a coordination group with member states to help identify joint strategic concerns and solutions in the area of foreign direct investment .
the eu ' s trade commissioner cecilia malmström said :
the aim of what we are proposing is to keep the eu open to foreign investment , with a non - discriminatory , transparent and predictable framework . a european framework for screening foreign direct investments will allow us to respond collectively and defend our european strategic interests when they are at risk . ”
european commission screening on grounds of security or public order for cases in which foreign direct investment in member states may affect projects or programmes of union interest . this includes projects and programmes in the areas of research ( horizon 2020 ) , space ( galileo ) , transport ( trans - european networks for transport , ten - t ) , energy ( ten - e ) and telecommunications .
zawya distribution , representing the egyptian director , announced that the film was withdrawn from the ciff because it had already been screened at a large number of festivals . zawya said the agreement was that the ciff screening would be its middle east and north africa premiere , and hence the team turned down other festivals in the region , such as carthage in tunis and the dubai film festival .
an acceptable internal consistency of 0 . 74 for the german version of the last was found . compared to the original study [ 10 ] , in which they found a value of 0 . 88 , our lower value could be due to the heterogeneity of the sample ( including acute and subacute patients ) , explaining a larger error variance in our scores .
in that press release , ciff’s management referred to the world premiere of the last days in the city world at the berlinale , as well as various awards it has won , such as the caligari film prize , best director award at the buenos aires international festival of independent cinema , and the grand prix of the new horizons film festival in wroclaw , poland .
the european commission and eu consumer protection authorities launched a coordinated screening of 352 price comparison and travel booking websites across the eu in october 2016 . they found that prices were not reliable on 235 websites , two thirds of the sites checked . for example , additional price elements were added at a late stage of the booking process without clearly informing the consumer or promotional prices did not correspond to any available service .
regarding the internal validity of the last on the item level , no floor or ceiling effects were found . in the subtests ‘automatic speech’ and ‘word - picture matching’ , most of the subjects ( 88 and 84 % ) reached maximum scores . these subtests thus appeared to be easier than the others . the maximum total score of 15 was reached by 25 . 7 % of the patients . principal component analysis revealed that the last measures one construct , which is demonstrated by one component with an eigenvalue above 1 . 0 , explaining 57 . 7 % of the variance . communalities were between 0 . 32 and 0 . 67 , also indicating substantial common variance . the internal consistency of the 15 items was acceptable ( cronbach ' s α = 0 . 74 ) .
elizabeth l . gilbert began her career as a war photographer in the 1990’s , covering some of the most tragic events in human history such as the rwandan genocide and civil war in somalia . after years of conflict , a disillusioned gilbert set out to point her cameras at the disappearing vestiges of traditional africa . she succeeded at capturing some of the very last photographs of a vanishing world .
we evaluated 101 stroke patients , aged between 33 and 91 years ( mean = 71 . 37 , sd = 12 . 28 ) , 57 % of whom were male . mean time interval between stroke and examination was 11 days ( sd = 16 ) . last scores for version a ( mean = 11 . 54 , sd = 3 . 61 , range 0 - 15 ) did not significantly differ from those of version b ( mean = 11 . 92 , sd = 3 . 46 , range 2 - 15 ; independent samples t test : t = −0 . 374 , p = 0 . 710 ) . moreover , the correlation of last - a and - b scores in the subgroup of 28 patients showed that the two versions were equivalent with an icc of 0 . 91 ( confidence interval 0 . 81 - 0 . 96 ) .
first , the commission will set up a coordination group on inward foreign direct investment that will cover all issues under the scope of the proposed screening regulation , but will also be a forum for wider discussions . its broad remit will include identifying sectors and assets that have strategic implications from a security , public order and / or control of critical assets point of view at national level , cross - border level or at european level . the group will be chaired by the commission and composed of representatives of all member states .
on 13 september , in his annual state of the union address , president jean - claude juncker stated :
let me say once and for all : we are not naïve free traders . europe must always defend its strategic interests . this is why today we are proposing a new eu framework for investment screening . if a foreign , state - owned , company wants to purchase a european harbour , part of our energy infrastructure or a defence technology firm , this should only happen in transparency , with scrutiny and debate . it is a political responsibility to know what is going on in our own backyard so that we can protect our collective security if needed .
the last consists of 15 items in five subtests : ( 1 ) naming of five black - and - white drawings presented on one page ; ( 2 ) oral repetition of one word with 4 syllables and one sentence with 8 words ( 11 syllables ) ; ( 3 ) automatic speech , i . e . counting from 1 to 10 ; ( 4 ) word - picture matching with four orally presented target words depicted within a set of eight pictures , with the four distractor pictures being either visually , semantically or phonologically related to one of the target words , and ( 5 ) execution of three verbal commands ( simple , semicomplex , complex ) . a value of 1 is scored for correct answers given within 5 s , otherwise a value of 0 is scored . two subscores are then obtained by addition , one for production ( naming , repetition , and automatic speech ; maximum score 8 points ) and one for comprehension ( word - picture matching and verbal command execution ; maximum score 7 points ) . total scores below 15 indicate a language deficit that needs further evaluation by a speech language therapist [ 10 ] . the french last showed a sensitivity of 0 . 98 and a specificity of 1 [ 10 ] .
an eu - wide screening of websites (
sweep
) is a set of checks which are carried out simultaneously by consumer protection authorities in different countries . these checks reveal whether eu consumer protection laws are respected . if the checks find a breach of eu consumer law , then the consumer protection authorities contact the companies involved and ask them to make corrections . previous
sweep
actions have focused so far on : airlines ( 2007 ) , mobile content ( 2008 ) , electronic goods ( 2009 ) , online tickets ( 2010 ) , consumer credit ( 2011 ) , digital contents ( 2012 ) , travel services ( 2013 ) , guarantees on electronic goods ( 2014 ) and consumer rights directive ( 2015 ) .
the present study has some limitations . first , 74 % of the 101 patients were diagnosed as having a possible language deficit , i . e . they scored below 15 points in the last . the prevalence of acute aphasia after stroke is , however , estimated at 30 % [ 18 ] , so there might be a selection bias in our sample . indeed , many of our patients were evaluated by language therapists because of suspected communication disorders . second , the high percentage of correct answers in the subtests ‘automatic speech’ and ‘word - picture matching’ might reflect the low level of difficulty of these tasks . counting from 1 to 10 and identification of frequent words such as ‘house’ or ‘tomato’ are easy to accomplish , only patients with severe aphasia are likely to fail in these tasks . future research might use rasch analysis in order to identify the distribution of the degree of difficulty of the tasks [ 19 ] . finally , we did not evaluate the interrater reliability . however , this has already been done in the original french study , with excellent interrater reliability of 0 . 998 [ 10 ] .
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pascal cervo’s inexpressive performance in the leading role does not generate empathy or fear .
set in a small cinema du quartier going out of business , the plot fashioned by laurent achard and frederique moreau features a deadpan projectionist - programmer - cashier , sylvain ( pascal cervo ) who , once he closes down the empire cinema for the night , goes out to indulge in murderous expeditions around town , picking up single women and cutting off their ears .
the reasons for it will be ploddingly revealed in a series of melodramatic flashbacks suggesting a mother fixation combined with an inordinate affection for movies in general and for jean renoir’s french cancan in particular . for anyone who might miss early pointers , the script repeats its intentions several times , refers to an amateur theatre production of phedre and insists on the portrait of an obsessive mother ( therefore plenty of jane crawford stills hanging on the wall ) who wants but fails to have her son become a child star .
not really a film noir though it takes places mostly at night , nor a psychological drama because its mother fixation motives are too painfully obvious , and neither a thriller of any sort this could possibly be considered a bloody protest against the attempts to kill cinema as such , signified by sylvain’s stubborn denial of his landlord’s intention to sell the empire and turn it into a commercial surface . though , if this is the intention , it is worth mentioning there are more ways to harm the movies than just closing down one cinema .
pascal cervo’s inexpressive performance in the leading role does not generate empathy or fear , his mechanical actions could go on forever since no one appears to pay attention to the trail of bodies he leaves behind and the victims he picks at random are treated like objects that happen to cross his way . the use of renoir’s classic , which claimed that the result of an artistic effort is more important than the individual persons involved in it , is certainly not accidental , but as tributes go , french cancan deserves a more affectionate one .
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we aimed at maintaining the linguistic properties of the original version such as word frequency , word and sentence length , number of syllables , and consonant clusters in the german translation , as they have an impact on language performance [ 11 ] . the german word frequencies were chosen from the celex database [ 12 ] . in the subtest ‘naming’ , two stimuli out of five were replaced with lexically matched items . in the repetition part , the german stimuli were consistent with the word and sentence length in syllables , words , and number of consonant clusters of the french original . the subtest ‘automatic speech’ , i . e . counting from 1 to 10 , was unchanged . in the word - picture matching subtask , the items ' cigarette ' with the semantic distractor ' pipe ' and ' eye ' with the visual distractor ' fish ' were identical to the french version . ' käse ' ( cheese ) was newly chosen as a phonologically complex distractor for the item ' hase ' ( hare ) and ' kanne ' ( tea pot ) was added as phonologically simple distractor for ' tanne ' ( fir tree ) .
one hundred and one patients with stroke , all native speakers of german , were consecutively recruited at the neurology department of the lucerne kantonsspital , at the division of cognitive and restorative neurology of the department of neurology , university hospital berne , and at the spitalzentrum biel . exclusion criteria were psychiatric disorders , dementia , preexisting sensory loss , and disorders of vigilance . the study was approved by the local ethics committees .
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while it becomes more and more common to book hotels and flights online , consumers are encountering a growing number of problems with online travel services . these services are now among the most frequent consumer complaints according to the european consumer centres .
authorities have asked the websites concerned to bring their practices in line with eu consumer legislation , which requires them to be fully transparent about prices , and present their offers in a clear way , at an early stage of the booking process .
věra jourová , commissioner for justice , consumers and gender equality , said :
the internet provides consumers with plenty of information to prepare , compare and book their holidays . however , if the reviews on comparison websites are biased or prices are not transparent , these websites are misleading consumers . the companies concerned need to respect the european consumer rules , just like a travel agent would . consumer authorities will now require the websites to solve these issues . consumers deserve the same protection online as offline .
what you believe you ' ll pay , is it what you will actually pay ? in one third of the cases , the price first shown is not the same as the final price .
is it an offer or is it just bait ? in one fifth of the cases , promotional offers were not really available .
puzzled mind or puzzled price ? in almost one third of the cases the total price or the way it was calculated was not clear .
the 235 websites with irregularities will have to correct the irregularities . consumer protection cooperation authorities will ensure they comply by activating their national enforcement procedures .
the cpc authorities of 28 countries ( 26 eu countries , norway and iceland ) checked a total 352 websites comparing offers and prices , mainly in the travel sector .
out of the total number of websites , 23 . 6 % compared accommodation prices , 21 . 3 % compared tickets prices ( air , boat , train , bus ) , 5 . 1 % compared car rental prices , whilst
44 . 6 % offered a combined comparison of products and services ( tickets , accommodation , holiday packages , etc . ) .
25 . 9 % of the websites gave the impression that certain offers were scarce ( e . g .
only 2 left
,
only available today
) without specifying that this scarcity applied strictly to their own website .
the identity of the provider of the comparison tool : 22 . 7 % only gave limited information ( e . g . name , address of establishment ) , while 4 % did not provide any information at all ;
the user review process : 21 . 3 % of the websites presented consumer reviews in an unclear or un - transparent way ( and / or included elements that could question their truthfulness ) ;
the coverage of the comparison : 10 . 5 % of the websites did not provide material information that was important for the comparison .
the least problematic issue was the presentation of advertising and marketing . only 2 . 8 % of the websites contained this type of irregularity .
vice - president jyrki katainen said :
the eu is and will remain one of the most open investment regimes in the world . foreign direct investment is an important source of growth , jobs and innovation . however , we cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that in certain cases foreign take - overs can be detrimental to our interests .
the eu has one of the most open investment regimes in the world . openness to foreign investment is enshrined in eu treaties . however , in some cases foreign investors might seek to acquire strategic assets that allow them to control or influence european firms whose activities are critical for our security and public order . this includes activities related to the operation or provision of critical technologies , infrastructure , inputs or sensitive information . acquisitions by foreign state - owned or controlled companies in these strategic areas may allow third countries to use these assets not only to the detriment of the eu ' s technological edge , but also to put our security or public order at risk .
the commission proposes a new legal framework to enable europe to preserve its essential interests . this includes :
a cooperation mechanism between member states and the commission . the mechanism can be activated when a specific foreign investment in one or several member states may affect the security or public order of another .
the group will exchange information and best practices , and analysis on foreign direct investments . it will discuss issues of common concern , such as subsidies and other practices by third countries facilitating strategic acquisitions .
second , by the end of 2018 , the commission will carry out an in - depth analysis of foreign direct investment flows into the eu , focusing on strategic sectors ( such as energy , space , transport ) and assets ( key technologies , critical infrastructure , sensitive data ) whose control may raise concerns for security , or public order reasons . this is particularly the case when the investor is owned or controlled by a third country or benefits from significant state subsidies . in cooperation with member states , the commission will collect detailed data , analyse trends , and assess the impact of investments , including through case studies .
the eu has one of the world ' s most open investment regimes , and collectively eu member states have the fewest restrictions in the world on foreign direct investment ( fdi ) . the oecd expressly acknowledged this in its fdi regulatory restrictiveness index which measures statutory barriers against foreign investment in over 60 countries .
the commission ' s reflection paper of 10 may 2017 on harnessing globalisation recognised increasing concerns about foreign investors ' strategic acquisitions of european companies with key technologies . these concerns called into question the capacity of the current regulatory framework to address them .
in june 2017 , the european council welcomed the commission ' s initiative to harness globalisation and specifically to analyse investments from third countries in strategic sectors .
for its part , the european parliament called on the commission , together with member states ,
to screen third country foreign direct investments in the eu in strategic industries , infrastructure and key future technologies , or other assets that are important in the interests of security and protection of access to them
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it ' s now been announced that the film has been moved up by an entire day , debuting in cinemas on thursday , 14 december as opposed to friday , 15 december .
giving the uk the grave responsibility that , though they may be able to see the film ahead of the us , it doesn ' t give them full permission to spoil the ending ( and rey ' s parentage ) for their friends across the pond .
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it should be a pretty incredible privilege for uk audiences though , considering the marketing has so far been characteristically tight - lipped for the franchise , especially with inbuilt hype from the force awakens having been carried over .
we ' ve only recently gotten our first look at the new characters played by laura dern and benicio del toro , alongside a few key locations , promising what could be a spectacular ( and quite unusual ) entry into the star wars universe .
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the festival had also requested the film not be screened outside the region between the time of the agreement in early september and the festival , scheduled for november 15 to 24 , zawya director youssef el - shazli told mada masr . he said the company reluctantly agreed not to accept new invitations , but told ciff it would honor already existing agreements with festivals such as at bfi london , rio and chicago .
shazli said turning down other invitations is not common practice , because most festival premieres are usually at a global , regional or local level , and don’t generally limit how many times a film has been screened , as long as there is no prior agreement .
“the ciff administration expressed concerns about the film’s participation in international festivals that precede ciff , claiming that this could be interpreted by some as a sign of disrespect to the festival , ” zawya distribution’s statement read . “we responded that we were honouring our agreement to reserve our mena premiere for ciff , and that any screenings of the film before ciff would be in festivals that take place outside of the region . ”
the festival released a statement in response , saying there were inaccuracies in zawya distribution’s account .
rizkallah agreed to this , ciff added , because of the film’s high quality and its desire to support this type of work , but requested that it not be sent to other festivals before the ciff .
“these conditions were agreed to by both parties , ” according to ciff’s statement . “tamer el said also added that he had already agreed to participate in only a limited number of festivals ( three or four as he mentioned . ) however , after this agreement , it came to the festival’s attention that the film would be participating in nearly 10 festivals , all of them preceding the cairo international film festival . ”
therefore the ciff “had no choice but to send the film back to his director with an apology , and to exclude the film from the international competition . ”
the festival’s management had announced in a press release on september 7 that said’s film would be the second egyptian film to compete in the festival’s international competition , alongside kamla abo zekry’s women’s day ( 2016 ) , which premiered at bfi london .
the film took the best part of a decade to make , and has been eagerly awaited by many egyptian film enthusiasts since its release in february . several egyptian cultural figures shared zawya distribution’s statement and expressed disappointment that ciff pulled the film .
“it’s like they are punishing the film for being successful internationally , ” documentary filmmaker amal ramsis wrote on facebook .
zawya distribution told mada masr that they have submitted the film to the censorship authority , requesting clearance for a cinematic release in local cinemas .
ciff said that its statement “was only made to clarify the process that led to the exclusion of the movie from the selection , and is in no regards related to the quality of the movie . the festival’s administration wishes all the best to the director and his team for the future of this movie and others to come . ”
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one decade and two books later , gilbert has assembled an unlikely team of safari first - timers to accompany her return as she brings them her books and presents cinema slide shows to the most remote villages in kenya . for most audiences , this will be the first time to see a cinema projection as well as photographs of themselves and their sacred ceremonies . together , she and the crew learn some hard lessons about a rapidly changing africa .
says director matt goldman , “this film is part history , part love letter ; not only to the subjects in the movie , but to a time on this earth that has long since passed . if we are ever to learn of our true place in the universe , we will look upon the vanished tribes of remote africa as an indication of a paradise lost , never to be found again . ”
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7 , 114 days . that was the length of the vietnam war . for many people it was too far away from home to have any real concept of what was happening . for many , it was far too close .
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during the chaotic final days of the vietnam war , the north vietnamese army closes in on saigon as south vietnamese resistance crumbles . the united states has only a skeleton crew of diplomats and military operatives still in the country . as communist victory becomes inevitable and the u . s . readies to withdraw , some americans begin to consider the certain imprisonment and possible death of their south vietnamese allies , co - workers , and friends . meanwhile , the prospect of an official evacuation of south vietnamese becomes terminally delayed by congressional gridlock and the inexplicably optimistic u . s . ambassador . with the clock ticking and the city under fire , a number of heroic americans take matters into their own hands , engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many south vietnamese lives as possible .


maggie is a 2015 post-apocalyptic horror drama film directed by henry hobson , in his directorial debut , written by john scott 3 , and starring arnold schwarzenegger , abigail breslin and joely richardson .

maggie is a dramatic departure for schwarzenegger , who is better known for his action film roles .

the film was originally set to have its world premiere at the 2014 toronto international film festival , but lionsgate bought the american distribution rights and pulled the film out of the festival 's roster .

it instead premiered at the 2015 tribeca film festival on april 23 , 2015 , as part of their lineup , followed by a limited theatrical release and simultaneous vod release on may 8 , 2015 .

maggie ( film )

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the negative critical reception caused the film makers to make a seventh elm street film .
“maggie” is playing as part of the tribeca film festival . a theatrical release will follow on may 8 .
the film will be released on 24 july . it premiered at the tribeca film festival in april to mixed reviews .
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maggie was shared with an audience for the first time at the 2015 tribeca film festival on wednesday . the film was originally scooped up by lionsgate before its initially - scheduled world premiere at toronto last year .
2015 film credits include : maggie ' s plan by rebecca miller , james lapine ' s custody and the silent treatment by ira sachs .
maggie screens again at the tribeca film festival on april 25 , 9 : 30pm . for more information and to purchase tickets , visit the festival ' s website . maggie opens in theaters and vod on may 8 .
levy ' s film , mistress america , marks his third collaboration with director noah baumbach . the film , which stars greta gerwig , premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival and was released by fox searchlight on august 14 .
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though the film was critically panned , it was successful financially . it was new line cinema ' s first film that released partially in 3 - d .
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raw deal … arnold schwarzenegger and abigail breslin in maggie . photograph : lukas ettlin
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its creepy atmosphere aside ,
maggie
is a slog of the living dead .
freddy ' s dead : the final nightmare is a 1991 horror - fantasy film , the sixth , and as the title suggests , intended to be the last film in the series of films featuring freddy krueger . however , the box office success of the film prevented the series from ending ( much like friday the 13th parts four and nine ) . another film , wes craven ' s new nightmare , was produced following this film .
sony pictures classics has set an awards - qualifying december release in the u . s . for “the lady in the van , ” starring maggie smith . the film will premiere as a special presentation at the toronto film festival . “the lady in the van” is a film version of a british play that starred smith . the movie is directed by [ … ]
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although freddy’s dead was a box office success , it received mostly negative reviews both the critics and the fans alike . the film holds an poor overall score of only 21 % on rotten tomatoes , making it the second lowest rating nightmare on elm street film . the critics criticised the film’s poor 3d visual effects and its handicapped comedic film style . in nightmare on elm street encyclopedia dvd features , robert shaye apologized to the fans about the film’s poor reception .
as for maggie , i hope it ' s as good as i ' ve read .
wade brings maggie back to his kansas farm , where he lives with maggie ' s stepmother caroline ( joely richardson ) ; maggie ' s own mother , wade ' s first wife , has died years before . wade and caroline ' s two other children have been sent to live with caroline ' s sister for safety , so that they can look after maggie .
maggie then says
freddy ' s dead .
and the credits roll , showing archive footage of all the six films ( at the time of the film ' s release ) .
the film will be directed by commercial director henry hobson . production will commence in the fall .
julianne moore portrays a columbia professor and the wife of ethan hawke’s character in “maggie’s plan . ”
‘she’s wonderful - she’s just kind of destroying my life’ … gerwig and hawke in maggie’s plan .
i ' m absolutely thrilled that sony classics will be distributing maggie ' s plan . they are an iconic company and the perfect home for this film ,
said miller in a statement .
played the role of wade in the film for $ 0 after falling in love with the script .
miller is also the screenwriter of the feature film proof ( 2005 ) adapted from the stage play .
greta gerwig plays a single woman and ethan hawke a married educator in rebecca miller’s “maggie’s plan . ”
post - apocalyptic action film , based on book series , scheduled for release on sept . 19 , 2014
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“in maggie , i am the everyman … dealing with the most basic concerns – protecting his family . ”
arnold schwarzenegger is turning to the zombie world , signing on to star in and produce “ maggie . ”
as part of the deal , the film will not screen at the toronto fest , as had been planned .
written and directed by miller - - with a script based on a story by karen rinaldi - - the comedy - drama premiered at the 2015 toronto international film festival and will screen soon at the new york film festival .
according to box office mojo , maggie will come out in theaters on may 8th from roadside attractions . directed by hobson off a black list script by john scott 3 , maggie stars schwarzenegger , breslin , and joely richardson .
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what a hoot , loved this film ! every character is well acted and are given great dialog . highly recommended .
a source said :
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the film also features bill hader , maya rudolph , travis fimmel , ida rohatyn , wallace shawn and mina sundwall .
, is intent on living out a meticulously planned life . to conquer that goal , maggie controls the lives of others to help meet her needs . writer / director rebecca miller’s film is tonally the complete opposite of its lead – true to life , it’s unpredictable and a bit of a mess . and that’s what makes maggie’s plan such a delight .
maya rudolph and bill hader play a married couple who are friends with ms . gerwig’s character in “maggie’s plan . ”
it’s most prestigious star would have to be dame maggie smith , who played violet crawley , dowager countess of grantham .
wade brings maggie home to his wife / maggie ' s stepmother caroline ( joely richardson ) and her siblings bobby and molly ( aiden and carsen flowers ) . the children are sent to stay with their aunt until maggie ' s issue is dealt with . she talks to bobby , who more or less knows what ' s going to happen to her .
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after a couple of weeks seeking out his teenage daughter maggie , wade finds her in the quarantine wing of a hospital . maggie has been infected by a lethal outbreak that transforms the victim into a zombie . wade ' s friend dr . vern kaplan releases maggie to spend her last days with wade and her family . her stepmother caroline asks wade to take their little kids to her sister ' s house to keep them safe . while maggie is slowly transformed , wade stays with her protecting maggie . but dr . vern warns him that the moment that he will have to take an ultimate decision is closer .
arnold schwarzenegger ' s
maggie ,
an indie zombie drama shot in new orleans last fall , has landed a distribution deal , and on the eve of what would have been its premiere at next month ' s toronto international film festival . according to deadline , lionsgate acquired director henry hobson ' s film this week , with an eye for an early 2015 release .
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baumbach’s muse and frequent collaborator , greta gerwig , also gives the film a feeling of familiarity as the title character . we’ve seen her play a version of maggie many times before ; it is her bread and butter . maggie is guileless and enthusiastic—one sharp - tongued character aptly describes her as “a little bit stupid”—which gives a purity to her fumbling attempts toward maturity and stability .
schwarzenegger is showing no signs of slowing down as he continues ramping up his film career following his seven years as california governor .
there is potential for a touching film about goodbyes here , but debutant director henry hobson doesn ' t really pull it off .
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the directorial debut of henry hobson , “maggie” is a zombie drama about what happens to a rural midwest family in the wake of their eldest daughter being bitten . that inky black bite marks maggie ( “zombieland’s” abigail breslin ) for death . in her final days , maggie’s father ( schwarzenegger ) reminisces with her , cares for her , and wonders what to do when she turns from his firstborn into one of the walking dead . the law demands maggie be turned over to the police for confinement , and eventual euthanasia , but family man and farmer wade struggles with the cruel possibility that it might be kinder to put down maggie himself .
it’s a bold tonal decision , to be sure , but—not unlike the plan in “maggie’s plan”—it doesn’t quite turn out as expected .
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galt niederhoffer ' s the romantics , which premiered at 2010 ' s sundance film festival , marked levy ' s third trip to utah . in 2008 , he launched the first series of green porno which also screened at the toronto and berlin international film festivals . between parts 1 and 2 of the green porno series , levy lensed wendy and lucy . the film earned rave reviews for its cinematography after opening at the cannes film festival . in 2007 levy provided cinematography fellow service to the sundance institute director ' s lab .
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as a film , “maggie” feels slight . set after the rise of the “necro - ambulist” virus , the film tells the story of wade , a father ( schwarzenegger ) who finds his daughter maggie ( abigail breslin ) after she has run away . unfortunately , at some point , she was attacked and bitten by someone with the virus , so by the time he finds her , it ' s too late . she ' s been infected , and doctors inform wade that she will turn at some point in the next few weeks , and when that happens , his options are limited . he can turn her in to the government quarantine , he can give her the same “cocktail” drug they administer in the quarantine , or he can find a way to kill her quick . there is no good option , and from the beginning of the film , it ' s just a slow sad countdown to that moment where maggie isn ' t maggie anymore .
last year , some eyebrows were raised when the zombie movie “ maggie , ” originally scheduled to premiere as part of the midnight madness lineup at the toronto international film festival , was pulled at the last minute , when lionsgate acquired the movie just before the fest . and while some wondered if it was an indication of the film’s quality , it was actually a canny move on behalf of the studio . “maggie” is not your standard zombie movie , and while it tantalizingly puts action hero arnold schwarzenegger into the lead role , the film is actually low on setpieces , and instead is a ponderous , sombre take on the genre that may leave those looking for a traditional horror flick disappointed .
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maggie is a us horror drama about a young woman returning to her family home after she ' s been infected with an incurable disease .
caa is repping domestic rights to “maggie . ” lotus , which was formed this year by execs from inferno , is selling international rights .
the most moving part of maggie is a brief sequence during which maggie gets to spend one last night with a group of high school friends , including trent ( bryce romero ) , a guy she had a relationship with who’s now also infected . whereas all of the moments between maggie and wade feel rather monotonous , seeing an infected maggie try to have some fun with her healthy high school friends is incredibly refreshing . there’s no forgetting the fact that maggie is on her way out , but getting to see her hang out with her best friend allie ( raeden greer ) and share one last tender moment with trent makes her two subsequent scenes with them the most effective tearjerkers of the movie .
most of maggie is so dark you can barely make out the zombies or the humans . it also moves more slowly than the ghouls .
it completely undercuts a later scene in which maggie meets up with her friends , and one of them , who’s infected and a bit further along than her , casts doubt on whether quarantine is a place anyone should want to go and generally illustrates the internal struggles of the film’s characters in a much less expository way than all the over - intense doctor lectures . if things had seemed more normal after maggie first got infected , the scene would be a great turning point and a way to illustrate the challenges maggie’s family will soon face without over - explaining them .
wade tries to create of his home a fortress to protect them from the outside world , but that becomes increasingly difficult . wade has to kill a couple of neighbors who have turned into zombies , and the local police threaten to forcibly take maggie into custody . still , wade tries to preserve some sense of normalcy for maggie , as they reminisce about her late mother , and maggie spends a night hanging out with old friends . but even while with her friends , maggie is reminded of what awaits her ; her boyfriend has also been infected with the virus .
when maggie finds the trapped fox , she returns to the house to get a gun . the closeup of the gun on the mantle reveals it to be a double barrel shotgun , but when maggie takes it from the mantle it is in fact a . 22 bolt action rifle .
the film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world . when maggie , a vivacious young woman becomes infected , her father brings her home to let her be with their family . as maggie’s condition worsens , their relationship is tested , a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease . this heart - wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror .
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reviewed at tribeca film festival ( spotlight ) , april 22 , 2015 . mpaa rating : pg - 13 . running time : 94 min .
summary maggie is a us horror drama about a young woman returning to her family home after she ' s been infected with an incurable disease .
maggie ' s condition starts to get worse . she goes into the woods and encounters a small fox . she later runs back into her home with her face caked in blood . maggie mentions the fox to her parents . wade goes into the woods and finds the fox in pain , and he shoots it . caroline urges wade to call the authorities in to take maggie away . a couple of officers do show up later , but wade fights one of them . maggie comes in and assures them that she is fine so that they won ' t take her away .
he shot maggie ' s plan for director rebecca miller , starring greta gerwig , ethan hawke , julianne moore , bill hader and maya rudolph .
the film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world . when maggie , a vivacious young woman becomes infected , her father brings her home to let her be with their family . as maggie’s condition worsens , their relationship is tested , a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease . this heart - wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror .
hobson , 34 , born in salisbury , wiltshire , has no film connections in his family . his father is a university lecturer , his mother a radiographer . he could barely believe it as he watched the footage produced during the film’s 25 - day shoot . schwarzenegger is in almost every scene .
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cut to a few years later . john has left georgette and married maggie . the two have a daughter together but also split time with john’s kids with georgette ( mina sundwall and jackson frazer ) . they seem happy—and maggie is even thriving amid the chaos of balancing work and mothering three kids—but it doesn’t take long for john to wallow in misery once more . all this time later , he still hasn’t finished the behemoth book that brought him and maggie together in the first place . this makes maggie begin to question her own happiness—and question whether she even wants to be with john anymore .
arnold schwarzenegger and abigial breslin are being joined in new orleans by joely richardson as production begins this month on the independently produced zombie drama
maggie .
the film has been in pre - production for several weeks , with principal photography under way and expected to last through the end of october .
breslin’s portrayal of the film’s title role , maggie , marks her second venture into walking dead territory , following zombieland , the 2009 feature in which breslin teamed with a rag tag group of survivors to fend off zombies in a post - apocalyptic world . the award - winning actress was last seen in the weinstein company’s award - winning film august : osage county , as well as the recent films , enders game , the call , perfect sisters , and new year’s eve . her latest film final girl , directed by tyler shields with wes bently and alexander ludwig , is set for release in 2015 .
j ust as overstreet called million dollar baby “misguided” from a christian perspective , the disability community has a legitimate complaint against the film’s “misguided” images of disability . we have every right to cry foul , as not dead yet activist steve drake did in a widely quoted and potently argued attack against the film :
the film is currently available via on demand . also starring academy award® nominee abigail breslin ( best supporting actress , little miss sunshine ) and joely richardson ( tv’s “nip / tuck , ” the girl with the dragon tattoo ) , maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation .
as maggie advances toward maternity — but before she is actually pregnant — a work mix - up conspires to introduce her to john ( ethan hawke ) , a part - time professor who asks maggie to read the first chapter of his novel . that should be a warning — isn’t there some office at city hall that distributes cautionary pamphlets about guys with novels that supposedly need reading ? — but maggie falls for him anyway . also , he’s married .
her plan is derailed when she meets john ( ethan hawke ) , a hunky new adjunct professor at her place of work , the new college . over some chilly outdoor coffee dates , maggie gives john feedback on a novel he’s writing , and learns of his unhappy marriage to georgette . “she’s wonderful - she’s just kind of destroying my life , ” john says of georgette to maggie . it isn’t long before maggie and john spark up an affair .
“ as the nation reels from a lethal virus that turns its victims into zombies , wade’s ( schwarzenegger ) daughter maggie ( breslin ) has been infected . now , as maggie’s condition worsens , wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus . ”
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is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
it actually plays very much as a first draft ; nothing about it is necessarily bad , but it would’ve been significantly better with just a bit of care towards taking the idea of maggie’s inexorable transformation and restructuring all the other plot elements to fit in with it . instead , the film skips the beginning of maggie’s illness and starts with wade bringing her home after she ran away to hide it . most of the detail of the dilemma he and maggie now face is explained in conversations with doctors rather than in interactions with other characters , which takes all the emotions that should slowly evolve over the course of the film and puts them in your face up front , leaving you to feel like , “ok . they’re sad about all that stuff . now what ? ”
rather than dwell on the burgeoning ( and warmly winning ) romance , miller boldly shifts the action to three years later , well before the film hits its halfway mark . maggie , now married to john and with a three - year old child of her own , has everything she’s ever wished for – except she’s unhappy , despite her new family and spacious apartment . frustrated by john’s inability to finish his novel , and worried they’re bound to eventually fall out of love , maggie makes it her mission to reunite john with his ex - wife . regrettably for maggie , her grand scheme doesn’t go to plan .
schwarzenegger said he was looking forward to playing an everyman character , as a father trying to save his daughter , in maggie . photograph : yonhap / aap
arnold on twitter :
really excited to start shooting maggie today with our director @ henryhobson and my fantastic co - star , @ yoabbaabba . urltoken
jameson first shot productions has had massive success since its creation , working with talented and versatile actors , such as maggie gyllenhaal , adrien brody and uma thurman .
sony pictures classics has set an awards - qualifying december release in the u . s . for “ the lady in the van , ” starring maggie smith .
at the start of the film , no doubt most zombie genre fans will be thinking the smart choice is to just kill maggie so she ' s not a threat to the rest of the family or society . fans will assume wade ' s desire to avoid turning his daughter over to quarantine makes him that stereotypical character from every zombie film who is infected or has an infected loved one but keeps it secret and endangers the rest of the group . which is exactly what you ' re supposed to think at first , because the rest of the film depends on you having those early assumptions in order to give you the experience of changed perspective .
this level of emotional heft is rare for a schwarzenegger film , but the action icon carries it better than any other performance of his entire career . his tired eyes gaze across the smoking fields of the midwest with a broken and hopeless desperation . even more beautifully executed is breslin’s take on maggie , and daresay eclipses arnold entirely by exhibiting the exact opposite of subtle emotion . there is no serenity for maggie ; there is only the knowledge that soon she will lose control and “turn” .
that ' s precisely what writer john scott 3 and director henry hobson conspire to do in their film maggie , a zombie apocalypse horror film starring action star arnold schwarzenegger that ' s actually not an apocalypse after all ; that has more drama than horror ; and in which schwarzenegger is not only not the main character , but is instead an ordinary father left helpless in the face of his daughter ' s horrible illness . it ' s really a film about how families and society deal with terminal illness and the terrible pain it inflicts - - in quite different ways - - on the sick individuals , their families , and on the community around them .
that his daughter is dying of some kind of zombie - inducing virus is not the problem that ultimately derails “maggie” . director henry hobson and screenwriter john scott 3 are dealing in allegory here . what undoes this film is its unwillingness to be as emotionally brutal as this material requires . the actors are game for the ultimate heart of darkness of its scenario , that of a father possibly having to kill his own daughter , yet “maggie” prefers to hide behind the heavy - handed symbolism of its visuals rather than deal with its tragedy head - on . the ending is an infuriating cop - out , negating the tense crisis build - up the film successfully created .
and this is perhaps the cleverest aspect of the script by john scott 3 . ultimately , “maggie” is concerned with what comes with the decision to take a life . while we have seen scores of movies about the undead in recent years , with many of them stacking up the body count for pure entertainment value , this film finds wade , caroline , and even maggie herself , grappling with the choice of what to do when the fateful moment arrives when the young girl can’t control her urges . will wade be able to hand over his daughter to the authorities when he’s been told that quarantine will only guarantee maggie a horrible , painful death ? is caroline’s pragmatism and fear about maggie’s condition only heightened because it’s not her own flesh and blood child ? or is wade being too naive in thinking he can control whatever comes next ? these are all bigger thematic concerns than you would usually see in this kind of genre movie , and yet , “maggie” can’t sustain on those ideas alone .
arnold schwarzenegger , left , abigail breslin and joely richardson are starring in the new orleans - shot zombie drama ' maggie , ' production of which is currently underway .
maggie ' s friend allie ( raeden greer ) visits her and invites her to hang out with friends . they gather around a bonfire , along with a boy named trent ( bryce romero ) , who is also infected . he says he would blow his brains out if he needed to . maggie spends some alone time with trent , culminating in a kiss between the two of them . at the end of the night , allie brings maggie home , and allie cries alone in her car .
“maggie’s plan” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . discreet sex and intense academic jargon . running time : 1 hour 38 minutes .
hyperion ' s filmography includes act of valor ( 2008 ) , the way ( 2011 ) , god ' s pocket ( 2014 ) – as well as the documentaries it might get loud ( 2008 ) and waiting for lightning ( 2012 ) . upcoming films and festival favorites include maggie ' s plan directed by rebecca miller ( world premiere at the toronto film festival 2015 ) , the hallow directed by corin hardy ( sundance 2015 ) , mediterranea directed by jonas carpignano ( cannes film festival 2015 ) , the last verse ( jerusalem film festival 2015 ) , the 2016 steve aoki documentary i ' ll sleep when i ' m dead and the heroes project documentary , 2016 .
for decades , arnold schwarzenegger has been more than an action hero . he’s been a titan , an unstoppable force , the definition of invincible . but in his latest film , “maggie , ” he’s faced with a challenge that offers no bad guy to topple , no win to be had . his daughter is dying , and there’s nothing he can do , save for shed a few tears . in short , “maggie” is not what most fans would expect when hearing that schwarzenegger made a zombie movie .
the number compares very well with the last film adaptation of a bennett play : the history boys debuted with £795 , 000 in 2006 , on its way to a total of £4 . 34m . much of the difference can be attributed to the box - office power of smith , who supported the film with an appearance on the graham norton show , her first chatshow appearance in four decades . the film had a very defined ( older ) audience , which the distributor sony was able to target with marketing .
july 6 ( upi ) - - a live - action film based on classic anime franchise
gundam
is in development from legendary entertainment and japanese animation studio sunrise .
besides its negative critical reviews , some fans also considered the film as one of the worst nightmare on elm street films along with freddy ' s revenge and 2010 remake .
geoff gilmore , chief creative officer of the tribeca film festival , in his introduction to the world premiere of maggie , the first feature by henry hobson - starring some guy you may have heard of named arnold schwarzenegger - called the film
a cross between a zombie movie and a family melodrama .
that ' s as accurate a description as any for what this film aspires to be , and largely achieves . the zombie genre - and there ' s more than enough films , not to mention tv , books , comics , etc . , to qualify as such - has proven elastic enough to encompass many variations and combinations . maggie , as gilmore indicated , combines the zombie movie with an arthouse - friendly family drama . it ' s an elegantly made , moody and restrained piece , capped with an equally restrained and quiet central performance by schwarzenegger .
at the heart of every great film is a great story . all you need to enter jameson first shot is an interesting story and a vision for bringing it to life .
is now gone ) . whether this upsets you or not , the good news is that it will still be released in theaters… eventually . some photos from the film below .
rumours of a feature - length film have been circulating since the itv period drama concluded in december 2015 and it has finally been confirmed . so , what do we know ?
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i honestly wish i liked the film more , but at this point , we ' ve seen a whole lot of zombie movies , and while this one tries to find a new way into the idea , it doesn ' t do anything particularly new . there ' s one scene where , after wade kills two zombies he encounters in the woods , he is forced to deal with a surviving family member face to face and watch her grieve over them . it ' s a moment we never see in the horror movie version of this story . little by little , the film keeps tightening its focus until it is simply wade , alone in the house with his daughter , waiting for her to become something he no longer recognizes . if the entire function of the film is to create a framework in which we see schwarzenegger cry , then , sure , mission accomplished . but “maggie” eventually disappoints . even back at the beginning of the modern version of this genre , george romero made movies that were positively laden with subtext . a film like this almost feels like the filmmakers believe they are too “good” to make a real horror film , and as a result , “maggie” feels toothless , no matter how pronounced its taste for flesh .
maggie is lacking in action , so must rely on its performances to succeed . the casting certainly makes it notable as a curiosity , but as cinema it’s the hobbling dead .
the last 20 minutes of the movie was in 3d . in order to know when to put on the glasses , doc gave glasses to maggie to use in her dream .
in an interview , robert englund replied to a reporter’s question about his view on the film : “ ( it has a ) good poster . ” in his book hollywood monster , he comments that freddy ' s dead is one of his least favorite nightmare films in the franchise , and he also describes the film as
the weakest nightmare sequel ever
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we ' re delighted to continue our relationship with arnold schwarzenegger , who turns in a performance that marks a dramatic departure from his action persona , and partner with our friends at lotus entertainment on a film that will resonate with thriller aficionados everywhere ,
stated lionsgate ' s coo steve beeks . bill johnson and jim seibel , co - chairs of lotus entertainment , producers on the film , added :
maggie takes the zombie genre in exciting new directions , and it offers something for everyone – star power , horror , suspense and riveting performances that will keep moviegoers on the edge of their seats .
silver reel and gold star films financed the film which lionsgate will release theatrically in north america in early 2015 .
maggie is almost completely zombified . wade sits in the living room with his shotgun , not quite ready to use it . maggie walks downstairs , her skin all grey and her eyes blackened . she sees her father sleeping , holding the gun . she goes over to him and kisses his forehead one last time . she then goes to the roof of the house and thinks about her mother . maggie jumps off the roof , and the last thing she appears to see is her as a child frolicking through the flowers with her mother .
it’s a rare light comedy from miller , best known for weighty dramas like “ personal velocity ” and “ the ballad of jack and rose . ” but despite the machinations and manipulations of the film’s titular plot , “maggie’s plan” almost isn’t screwball enough . the characters must undergo some introspection , as well , and striking a balance between those two dynamics proves challenging .
maggie , starring abigail breslin , arnold schwarzenegger , and joely richardson , is a movie that tries to take the zombie craze and boil it down to its most personal , human elements—to varying degrees of success . for a movie that tries so hard not to be a “zombie movie , ” maggie as at its best when it embraces its natural sense of suspense .
most of the global population has been plagued by the necroambulist virus that turns people into zombies . farmers have burnt down their fields and crops to prevent further contamination . maggie ' s father wade ( arnold schwarzenegger ) goes out searching for his daughter . maggie is taken by armed officials and placed in an area at the hospital with other infected people . she has a bite wound on her arm , and the infection is going to gradually spread throughout her body . wade is allowed to take maggie home to settle her affairs until the virus progresses to the point where she must be quarantined . on the trip back , they stop at a store for maggie to get sunglasses . wade encounters a zombie and breaks its neck .
schwarzenegger leads the film as wade , a father who manages to track down his missing daughter in the midst of a zombie apocalypse only to find out that she’s been bitten . even though he’s well aware that maggie ( abigail breslin ) will become increasingly dangerous , he’s willing to put his own life at risk so that they can spend her last few weeks together .
remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $ 18 , 182 . it wasn ' t the only film in the $ 10 , 000 chart this week .
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stars schwarzenegger as a father clinging to the draining humanity of his infected daughter ( abigail breslin ) , and we now know when lionsgate affiliate roadside attractions will release the film to theaters .
the itv period drama came to an end on christmas day in 2015 , but it was finally confirmed by the sun in may that a full length feature film edition would be made .
i t didn’t take long for the protests to begin . disability - rights advocates , having perceived–whether they’d seen it or not–a different film than i had , began attacking eastwood and million dollar baby as an anti - disability “snuff film . ” disabled members of the anti - assisted suicide group not dead yet staged a civilized protest in chicago on jan . 19 , where the chicago film critics association ( including well - known critic roger ebert , with whom i had corresponded frequently via e - mail ) had gathered to pay tribute to veteran filmmaker robert altman .
maggie’s step - siblings are sent away to live with other family members as soon as she’s brought home with the virus without giving much time to show her normal life with them . there’s an aspect of creeping isolation to maggie , but it would’ve worked better if it was slowly spaced out over the course of the film instead of starting so abruptly and then not coming up again until caroline eventually leaves wade alone with her in the final stages of infection . the isolation was present , but it could’ve had greater impact with a slower , steadier progression .
gerwig plays maggie , a young woman who , at the outset of miller’s borderline romantic comedy , seems to have a firmer head on her shoulders than the bumbling dancer the actor played to perfection in frances ha – still the actor’s strongest vehicle to date . maggie is single , but hell - bent on having a baby via a surrogate , who fancies himself a “pickle entrepreneur” . she urgently relays this to her close friend , tony ( a delightfully wry bill hader ) , over the whirlwind opening minutes of miller’s rapid fire , new york - set film .
the duo ' s other films include : while we ' re young , which premiered at the 2014 toronto international film festival and stars ben stiller , naomi watts , amanda seyfried and adam driver ; and frances ha in stylish black - and - white , co - written and starring gerwig , which premiered at the 2012 telluride film festival and opened in theaters the following year .
home win … maggie smith and alex jennings in the lady in the van , this week’s highest - earning new release at the uk box - office . photograph : allstar / bbc films
it is not often that a film comes along which not only subverts genre expectations , but in fact uses that subversion of expectations to create a disconnect between how we traditionally perceive the themes and moral imperatives inherent in the genre and what we are experiencing in the film itself . as our expectation of fulfillment of tropes takes root during viewing of a film , teasing us into aligning ourselves with certain traditional attitudes in order to grant our approval for a certain outcome , our embrace of those assumptions makes us vulnerable should anyone decide to yank the rug out from under us .
breslin made her feature film debut as the leading lady to mel gibson – at the age of five – in m . night shyamalan’s 2002 blockbuster film signs . four years later , for her performance as the pageant - obsessed olive in the 2006 sundance festival award winner little miss sunshine , breslin was nominated for academy award ® , sag and bafta “best supporting actress” honors , making her the fifth youngest actress ever nominated for an oscar . she also received a “best actress award” from the tokyo international film festival and was honored as showest’s “female star of tomorrow” in 2008 .
from the press release : the film tells the story of a deadly zombie virus that has put a plague on the world . when maggie , a vivacious young woman becomes infected , her father brings her home to let her be with their family . as maggie’s condition worsens , their relationship is tested , a father’s love holding on stronger than the disease . this heart - wrenching twist on the zombie apocalypse puts a human face on an inexplicable horror . stay tuned for updates and a trailer before the release next year . we ' re definitely curious about this .
maggie was young in years when she began working on jane , a murder , and when she finished , her writing had changed . she was no longer writing a book of lyric poetry . instead , she transforms jane’s journal entries into lyric poetry by a process of selection and lineation . paragraphs of prose from newspapers , letters , and in maggie’s own voice mingle with the poetry . in the end , the speaker and her subject are so intimately related that distinguishing between them – pulling them apart to see light between them , saying , this is jane and this here is maggie – becomes impossible and perhaps irrelevant . such is the promiscuity of unconscious life . such is the effect of maggie’s innovations in form . the last two stanzas / paragraphs are these :
when maggie talks to kelly , she discovers that neither he nor anyone else remembers carlos , spencer , or john . doc , who is able to control his dreams , tells her that freddy didn ' t just kill them ; he erased them . later , maggie , tracy , and doc each have nightmares about freddy ; maggie discovers that she is freddy ' s daughter , and now he can kill more victims outside springwood . freddy tells doc that the dream demons gave him his power , and doc tears off a shred of freddy ' s sweater before he wakes up .
the film is hytner’s first directorial outing after ending his decade at the head of the british national theatre . he and bennett previously collaborated on “the madness of king george” and “the history boys . ”
in my professional opinion , eastwood , who turns 75 on may 31 , is now making the best , most challenging films of his career . more than any film eastwood has made , million dollar baby lends itself to complex and conflicting interpretations , which is a mark of masterful filmmaking . nearly unanimous critical praise can’t be casually dismissed ; it arises from carefully considered assessment of a praiseworthy film .
but that makes it all the more frustrating that maggie isn’t really good , either . maggie could have been a rare treat : a genre movie that eschews big explosions and bloody showdowns to get to the intimate , human tragedy underneath . instead , what we get is a genuinely new take that winds up feeling , somehow , like the same old stuff we’ve seen a million times before .