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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
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‘The History of Sound' Trailer: Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor Fall in Love Over Folk Music
Two of the indie film world's favorite young actors will share the screen this fall in what many are already clocking as an award season contender to watch. Oliver Hermanus' 'The History of Sound' made waves at Cannes for its sensitive portrayal of a love affair between Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. The film was acquired by MUBI, which will roll the film out theatrically in September as the Oscar race begins to take shape. More from IndieWire 'Train Dreams' Teaser: Joel Edgerton Stars in a Time-Spanning Denis Johnson Adaptation Don't Let Anything Spoil Summer's Funniest Rom-Com - Even This Interview The film begins in 1917, where budding, preternaturally gifted musician Lionel (Mescal) first meets David (O'Connor) at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect years later when David asks Lionel to join him on an impromptu journey through New England to collect traditional folk songs. That journey paves the way for a romance — set against the music they're preserving — that will change the course of Lionel's life. 'The History of Sound' received positive reviews at Cannes, with IndieWire's Ryan Lattanzio writing that 'The false notes are rare in director Oliver Hermanus' affecting and dustily textured romance 'The History of Sound,' written by Ben Shattuck from his own short story about men in love, together and apart, circa World War I and its aftermath. But for a queer love story starring two of the hottest, of-this-moment leading actors around — Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor— 'The History of Sound' almost perversely denies your expectations of what a gay romance could be.' The film's willingness to defy expectations extends to its approach to sex scenes, opting to tell a softer love story without explicit intimacy. Speaking to IndieWire at Cannes, Mescal said he appreciated that approach and thinks it benefits the story. 'I've done my fair share of sex scenes, I'm like, 'been there, done that,'' Mescal said. 'What feels slightly different about this from [other] romantic relationships onscreen, I would say in the hierarchy of their relationship, physical touch isn't the priority. It's intellectual stimulation, it's friendship. Not that they're not physically attracted to each other; they very much are, but their chemistry is born from this shared love of these folk songs, and it extends from there.' A MUBI release, 'The History of Sound' opens in theaters on Friday, September 12. Watch the trailer below. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Incest horror of the Durrells. Bombshell papers tell of obscene sex abuse as the violent and dark secrets behind the happy family facade are finally exposed
The Durrells – ITV 's award–winning 2016 adaptation of Gerald Durrell's bestselling trilogy about his family's move to Corfu in the 1930s – was joyous and golden, awash with love, eccentricity and mad humour. We all wanted to be part of that wonderful chaotic family as they moved from villa to villa – Strawberry Pink to Daffodil Yellow to Snow White – during their four-year stay. Lunching in the sun at a table half submerged in the Ionian Sea with Gerald's brother and sisters Leslie and Margo. Drinking wine in the shade with his widowed mother Louisa (played by Keeley Hawes). Helping young Gerry himself tend his pelicans. Or maybe just being charmed by eldest brother, Larry, an aspiring writer who was portrayed (by Josh O'Connor) as tall, dark, charismatic and excitingly louche.
BBC News
19-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Elgin City v East Kilbride
Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Post Content: Match ends, Elgin City 1, East Kilbride 4. Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Elgin City 1, East Kilbride 4. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Dylan Gavin (Elgin City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation. Update: Date: 90' Title: Post Content: Foul by Erik Sula (East Kilbride). Update: Date: 90' Title: Post Content: Josh O'Connor (Elgin City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Update: Date: 89' Title: Post Content: Reegan Mimnaugh (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 89' Title: Post Content: Foul by Dylan Gavin (Elgin City). Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Foul by David Ferguson (East Kilbride). Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Dylan Gavin (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 86' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, East Kilbride. Trialist 22 replaces Jack Leitch. Update: Date: 81' Title: Post Content: Attempt blocked. Keir Foster (East Kilbride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Update: Date: 80' Title: Post Content: Foul by Jack Leitch (East Kilbride). Update: Date: 80' Title: Post Content: Brian Cameron (Elgin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 79' Title: Post Content: Corner,East Kilbride. Conceded by Tom Ritchie. Update: Date: 79' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Reegan Mimnaugh (East Kilbride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tom Ritchie (Elgin City). Update: Date: 79' Title: Post Content: Corner,East Kilbride. Conceded by Noah McDonnell. Update: Date: 78' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, East Kilbride. Erik Sula replaces Lewis Spence. Update: Date: 77' Title: Post Content: John Robertson (East Kilbride) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Update: Date: 77' Title: Post Content: Foul by Dylan Ross (Elgin City).
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival
The latest Knives Out film in the popular sleuthing series starring Daniel Craig as private eye Benoit Blanc will open the 2025 London film festival, it has been announced. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third in the series written and directed by Rian Johnson. Like its predecessors, it is inspired by Agatha Christie murder mysteries but in 2023 Johnson said of the film: 'The goal is to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically'. While Craig is returning as Blanc, Johnson has assembled a new cast including Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. No details of the film's plot have been revealed, though both O'Connor and Brolin appear to be playing priests. The subtitle Wake Up Dead Man is, like the previous Knives Out film, a reference to pop music. It is the title of a song by U2, in contrast to the Beatles' Glass Onion of the second film. Craig was reported to have received about $100m (£74m) for his appearances in Glass Onion and Wake Up Dead Man, with the rights to both films costing Netflix a combined $450m. The writing and development stage of the third film was delayed by the writers' strike in 2023, and it was shot in the UK in the summer of 2024. The London film festival screening is billed as an 'international' premiere, meaning the film is to have a world premiere in North America, most likely at the Toronto film festival in September. The London film festival runs from 8-19 October.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Josh O'Connor Goes Full Cowboy in ‘Rebuilding' as Director Max Walker-Silverman Takes on Life After the Fires: ‘Loss Often Comes With Love'
British star Josh O'Connor dons a cowboy hat and heads to Colorado in Max Walker-Silverman's tender drama 'Rebuilding,' alongside Meghann Fahy ('The White Lotus'), Kali Reis ('True Detective: Night Country') and Lily LaTorre. 'I really love that man,' Walker-Silverman tells Variety. More from Variety 'Battalion Records,' 'In Vacuo' Win Main Awards in Year of Change at Karlovy Vary Eastern Promises Section 'Lesbian Space Princess' Review: A Quest for Queer Self-Love Expands the Realm of What Animation Typically Represents In Vytautas Katkus' Dramedy 'The Visitor,' Coming Home Is Just the Beginning - and Doing Nothing Is the Hardest Work of All 'In 'The Crown' or 'La Chimera,' he was struggling for a way out of this very formal masculinity. Prince Charles' masculinity is different from Colorado rancher's masculinity, but the challenge is actually very similar.' O'Connor plays Dusty, whose ranch has burned down in a wildfire. He doesn't know how to go on or how to provide for his young daughter. But he's not alone in a small community that's literally still picking up the pieces. 'These small, 'regional' films can be tough. You need people who are kind and generous,' continues the director, also praising Fahy – 'She can be so strong and so fragile' – and Reis. 'Kali was a bridge between professional and non-professional actors, because she comes from boxing. She knows what it's like. We have Josh from the U.K., Lily from Australia and then a bunch of ranchers, hippies, farmers, mechanics and teachers from Colorado's San Luis Valley. It's a strange group, but everyone came together to make something they believed in.' Walker-Silverman is also a Colorado native. 'It all started from the experiences in my own life. Also related to fire and disaster, and just loss. But loss often comes with so much love. It brings out a really nurturing side of humanity. It doesn't last as long as it should, but it's there,' he stresses. 'People care for each other and for the neighbors they didn't even know before things went wrong. It's just the most beautiful, mysterious and brave thing – to be gentle.' Sold by Mk2 Films, 'Rebuilding' was produced by Jesse Hope, Dan Janvey and Paul Mezey for Present Company, and co-produced by Cow Hip Films and Dead End Pictures. Returning to Karlovy Vary Film Festival after 'A Love Song,' this time to the main competition, Walker-Silverman's aware that as fires keep on ravaging his country, his small story suddenly got a whole lot bigger. 'Climate change used to be that thing we should all stop at one point. As I was writing the film during a fire-filled summer in Colorado, it became clear we're in it now, and this is a part of our lives,' he says. But life still perseveres in 'strange, and at times very beautiful ways.' 'When these things happened in my family, it was fascinating to see that recovery wasn't just about reconstruction – it was also about reimagination. I wasn't trying to make a movie about disasters, but about what happens after. So often, we see people rebuild in the exact same place where they've lost everything. It might be because of fires, floods, drought, war or visa denials, but our sense of home is very flexible and therefore very strong. I take hope in that.' His own home 'frustrates him and breaks his heart sometimes,' but he still loves it. 'My mom's house is three blocks to the west and my dad's three blocks to the east. I'm very privileged to play around with the world's most expensive art form in the little place I grew up with my friends. Sometimes people feel like they can't, or shouldn't, love a place because it has imperfections. My home certainly has them – immense ones, in fact. But my understanding of love and what makes it the greatest, strangest thing in the world is that we can feel it despite the imperfections or even because of them.' Regional cinema can be a 'powerful thing,' he argues. 'If you try to tell a story about everyone, it turns to mush. But if you try to be specific, somehow it takes on meaning for people all over the place. We can feel the proximity to something true in them. I don't try to tell stories that are universal, but when specific stories are done right, when regional stories are done with care and attention to detail, they expand to something broader,' he points out. For a guy from Colorado, it's a long speech. Longer than anything Dusty, or his similarly tongue-tied family, would ever be caught saying. 'I've known and grown up with a lot of people who choose their words very carefully or struggle to find them. It does present a challenge in filmmaking – it's hard to create witty, entertaining banter. But there's a payoff to it, because when someone finally does say what they've been avoiding, it adds so much weight to it,' notes Walker-Silverman. 'Ironically, even though it's a movie where people don't say very much, it's all about connection.' Best of Variety Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
