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The Vintner's Luck (film)
''The Vintner's Luck'' is a 2009 internationally co-produced romantic drama film co-written and directed by Niki Caro. It is loosely based on the 1998 novel by Elizabeth Knox. The film had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2009. The film stars Jérémie Renier, Vera Farmiga, Gaspard Ulliel, and Keisha Castle-Hughes. The film marked the second time Caro worked with Castle-Hughes, a New Zealand actress and Academy Award nominee. Plot The film is the story of Sobran Jodeau (Jérémie Renier), an ambitious young peasant winemaker, and the three loves of his life – his beautiful wife Celeste (Keisha Castle-Hughes), the proudly intellectual baroness Aurora de Valday (Vera Farmiga), and Xas (Gaspard Ulliel), an angel who strikes up an unlikely but enduring friendship that borders on eroticism with him. Under Xas' guidance, Sobran is forced to fathom the nature of love and belief and in the process grapples with the sensual, the ...
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Niki Caro
Nikola Jean Caro (born 20 September 1966) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film '' Whale Rider'' was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She directed the 2020 live action version of Disney's '' Mulan'', making her the second female and the second New Zealand director hired by Disney to direct a film budgeted at over $100 million. Caro's works ranged from music videos, commercials, television dramas, and films, etc. Early life Caro was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She attended Kadimah College, Auckland, then Diocesan School for Girls, where she received an alumni award. Caro graduated with a BFA from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland in 1988 and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Film from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Career Early career Caro first found interest in working with metal sculptures, but later turned her interests toward ...
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Lizzie Brocheré
Lizzie Brocheré (, born 22 March 1985) is a French film, television, and theatre actress who began working as a child actress in 1995. She moved to English-speaking roles in the early 2010s, with appearances in dark comedic and dramatic pieces from Jean-Marc Barr (''One to Another'', with Arthur Dupont and Karl E. Landler), Eric Schaeffer (''After Fall, Winter'', 2011) and Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy ('' American Horror Story: Asylum'', 2012–2013, in which she played Grace Bertrand). Life and career Lizzie Brocheré is a French writer, actress, producer and activist. She starred as the lead in Gale Anne Hurd's sci-fi show '' Falling Water'' (2016–2018). She is well known to US audiences for playing the role of Coco in Guillermo del Toro's '' The Strain'' and the role of Grace in FX's ''American Horror Story''. Her international TV credits include the French TV series ''Versailles'', BBC's '' The Hour'' and Canal+'s '' Braquo''. Brocheré began acting at a very young a ...
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List Of Films About Angels
This is a list of films where angels appear. Angels * '' The Christmas Angel'' (1904) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) * ''The Green Pastures'' (1936) * ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941) * ''I Married an Angel'' (1942) * ''A Guy Named Joe'' (1943) * '' Cabin in the Sky'' (1943) * '' The Horn Blows at Midnight'' (1945) * '' That's the Spirit'' (1945) * '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) * ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) * '' Down to Earth'' (1947) * '' Heaven Only Knows'' (1947) * ''The Bishop's Wife'' (1947) * '' For Heavens Sake'' (1950) * '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) * ''Forever, Darling'' (1956) * ''Carousel'' (1956) * ''The Story of Mankind'' (1957) * '' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966) * ''It Happened One Christmas (1977) * '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978) * ''Christmas Mountain'' (1981) * '' Two Of A Kind'' (1983) * ''One Magic Christmas'' (1985) * ''Date with an Angel'' (1987) * ''Made in Heaven'' (1987) * ''Wings of Desire'' (1987) * '' ...
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Sedona International Film Festival
The Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual, eight-day film festival in Sedona, Arizona. The festival was founded in 1994. The Sedona Film Festival screens feature films, documentary films, short films, animated films, and student films. In the festival workshops, organised by Academy Award-winner Frank Warner, award-winning industry professionals teach a new generation of filmmakers. ''Genghis Blues'' (1999), ''Spellbound'', and '' Why Can't We Be a Family Again?'' (2002) are among the Academy Award nominees screened at the SIFF. The 2004 festival premiered '' What the Bleep Do We Know!?'', ''Inside Job'', and ''Another Year''. Robert Osborn has presented several film classics, such as ''The Third Man'' (1949), ''Sunset Boulevard'' (1950), '' Some Like It Hot'' (1959), ''North by Northwest'' (1959). Some of the guests and honorees of past festivals are Ed Asner, Rick Schroder, Andrew McCarthy, Donald O'Connor, Ann Miller, Sean Young, Dean Stockwell, Linda Gray, ...
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Grant Major
Grant Major (born 1955) is an art director from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' films. He won an Oscar for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Oscar nominations All of these are in Best Art Direction. * 2001 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah. Lost to ''Moulin Rouge!''. * 2002 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Alan Lee. Lost to ''Chicago''. * 2003 Academy Awards-'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. Award shared with Dan Hennah and Alan Lee. Won. * 2005 Academy Awards-Nominated for ''King Kong''. Nomination shared with Dan Hennah and Simon Bright. Lost to ''Memoirs of a Geisha''. * 2021 Academy Awards-Nominated for '' The Power of the Dog''. Nomination shared with Amber Richards. Selected Filmography As production designer * The Frighteners ...
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New Zealand Film And Television Awards
New Zealand film and television awards have gone by many different names and have been organised by different industry groups. As of 2017, New Zealand has relaunched a standalone New Zealand Television Awards after a five-year hiatus. The film awards continue to be sporadically awarded as the Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (Moas). History Early years The first New Zealand television awards were the National TV Awards, which ran from 1964–1965, organised by the New Zealand Television Workshop. The trophy was designed by noted sculptor Greer Twiss. From 1970–1985, the New Zealand Feltex Awards honoured New Zealand television, sponsored by carpet manufacturer Feltex. GOFTA Awards The Feltex Awards were superseded by annual awards organised by the Guild of Film and Television Arts (GOFTA). The awards ran from 1986 to 2003 and were known by a number of different titles, including the GOFTA Awards. The awards were run as joint film and television awards until 2000 ...
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ...
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The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New Yor ...
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Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette (September 18, 1943 – June 16, 2010) was a film critic and film historian.Obituary ''Los Angeles Times'', June 22, 2010, page AA6. He was the author of several books, including biographies of Italian directors Roberto Rossellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. Brunette’s last book was about Austrian director Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, G ..., published in February 2010. Selected bibliography *(co-author) ''Screen/Play: Derrida and Film Theory'' (with David Wills), Princeton, 1989). *(co-editor) ''Deconstruction and the Visual Arts'' (with David Wills, Cambridge, 1994) Notes Further reading * 1943 births 2010 deaths People from Richwood, West Virginia American film historians American film critics The Hollywood Reporter ...
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3 News
''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 2021. The Newshub brand replaced ''3 News'' service on the TV3 network and the Radio Live news service heard on MediaWorks Radio stations on 1 February 2016. In late 2020, MediaWorks sold Newshub to US multimedia company Discovery, Inc. (now Warner Bros. Discovery) The acquisition was completed on 1 December 2020. History MediaWorks MediaWorks launched Newshub on 1 February 2016 as a multi-platform news service to replace the former 3 News service on its television channel Three and the Radio Live news service. In March 2016, a Newshub journalist broke embargo and leaked sensitive information about a 25 basis point cut by the Reserve Bank to the Official Cash Rate (OCR). Newshub's parent company MediaWorks conducted their own investigat ...
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Dark Horizons
''Dark Horizons'' is an Australian website focused on film, television and videogames. The site was launched on 10 January 1997 and was nominated for a Webby Award for film in 1999. ''Dark Horizons'' is owned and written by Garth Franklin of Sydney, New South Wales, who is a "top critic" on Rotten Tomatoes and is a member of the Australian Film Critics Association The Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA), formerly Melbourne Film Critics’ Forum, is an Australian professional association for film critics, reviewers and journalists who work in the media, based in Melbourne. It is a member of the In .... References External links * {{official, https://www.darkhorizons.com/ Garth Franklin of ''Dark Horizons''(2001) Interview With Garth Franklin by DarkSavant(2001) Australian film websites Internet properties established in 1997 ...
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34th Annual Toronto International Film Festival
The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 10 and September 19, 2009. The opening night gala presented the Charles Darwin biography ''Creation''. ''The Young Victoria'', based on the early years of Queen Victoria, closed the festival on September 19. About the 2009 Festival TIFF is a non-profit organization whose goal is to change the way people look at the world through film. The festival is Canada's largest film festival, receiving 4,209 submissions in 2008. Of this total, 312 films were screened coming from 64 different countries. TIFF creates an annual economic impact of $135 million CAD. Aided by over 2,000 volunteers, 100 full-time staff members and 500 seasonal or part-time staff are responsible for organizing the festival. Two screenings of each of the invited films are presented to the public and at least one screening is provided for press and industry. The 2009 festival contained 19 different Pr ...
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