Elaine Chung
The opening minutes of a movie can be a make-it-or-break-it proposition. They’re like the first 50 pages of a novel. If the author hasn’t hooked you and reeled you in by then, well it’s time to move on to the next book on your nightstand. Of course, no one’s going to get up and walk out of a movie after ten minutes not when they’ve already forked over fifteen bucks. But a less than great start puts a director at a disadvantage. He or she has to win you back.
I keep a list of movies with perfect openings filed away in my head, from tried-and-true classics like
Geeky Gadgets
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Today Apple Original Films and A24 have announced a partnership that will allow them to create and release the highly anticipated drama, The Tragedy of Macbeth. The latest film created by Academy Award winner Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. The Tragedy of Macbeth film will be released in theaters worldwide later this year ahead of a global launch on Apple TV+.
“The cast of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” also includes Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Kathryn Hunter, Harry Melling and Brendan Gleeson. The film reunites frequent Coen collaborators including Bruno Delbonnel as the cinematographer, Mary Zophres as costume designer and a score from Carter Burwell. In addition to directing, Coen produces the film alongside McDormand and Robert Graf. The film is an A24 and IAC production.”
A24 has officially partnered with Apple Original Films for theatrical and streaming distribution of Oscar-winning filmmaker Joel Coen's upcoming drama film The Tragedy of Macbeth.
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Apple Original Films has officially partnered with A24 for theatrical and streaming distribution of Oscar-winning filmmaker Joel Coen’s upcoming drama film The Tragedy of Macbeth, based on the classic Shakespearean tragedy of the same name. They’re planning to theatrically release the Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand-led feature worldwide in the fourth quarter of this year, followed by a global launch on Apple TV+ which puts the film up as an awards season contender.
This film marks Coen and McDormand’s latest collaboration together after 1984’s
Blood Simple, 1996’s
Fargo, and 2016’s
Apple Original Films and A24 say they’ll partner on the release of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” the latest film from Academy Award winner Joel Coen and starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. The film will be released in theaters worldwide later this year ahead of a glob