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"I made a new life for myself from flowers," marvels the green-thumbed Narvel Roth. "How unexpected is that?" To be fair, it's about the only plausible thing that happens in Paul Schrader's Venice Film Festival out of competition entry Master Gardener, an incredibly silly but fitfully entertaining noir-tinged drama…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can share the official first look at the Master Gardener, the latest film from Paul Schrader set to debut at the Venice Film Festival. Written and directed by Schrader, the film follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of…

The 60th New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its main slate of movies from established and upcoming directors including Cannes’ Palme d'Or winner Triangle of Sadness by Ruben Östlund, Claire Denis' Stars at Noon (tied for Cannes Grand Prize), Park Chan-wook's Decision to Leave (Cannes Best Director) and Charlott…

Jovan Marjanović has been with the Sarajevo Film Festival for more than two decades and while he is what he describes as "a true child of the festival" this year marks the first edition where he'll sit as director of the much-loved Balkan event, taking the reins from founder and long-time director Mirsad…

Paul Schrader is set to be honored with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the upcoming Sarajevo Film Festival. The American director and screenwriter will be presented with the award on August 13 at the festival's Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema and the presentation will be followed by a special screening of his…

No stranger to hot takes, Paul Schrader has a new target in his sight: his own movie. To be more exact, an upcoming television adaptation for his 1980 movie. Showtime released a trailer earlier this week for American Gigolo, starring Jon Bernthal, Gretchen Mol and Rosie O’Donnell. The director of the original…

Filmmaker Paul Schrader has been set to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The Raging Bull and Taxi Driver screenwriter will be presented with the honor during the 79th edition of the event which runs August 31- September 10 on the Lido. In accepting the award…

Editors note: Deadline's Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year's movie awards race. "Over the years I've developed my own genre of films, and they typically involve a man alone in a room wearing a mask, and the mask is his occupation," said The Card Coun…

Red Sea International Film Fest Unveils Arab Spectacular  Titles from Rashid Masharawi, Dhafer L’Abidine and Joana Hadjithomas comprise the eight initial films selected under the Red Sea International Film Festival’s (RedSeaIFF) Arab Spectacular strand. The inaugural edition of the festival will take place in Jeddah…

Andrea Bocelli On The Lido Upcoming six-part Italian TV series Blanca held a special screening on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival Monday evening with renown tenor Andrea Bocelli, who acted as artistic advisor, in attendance. See a first-look image above. The Lux Vide production, in association Ria Fiction…

"I don't really feel like it's going anywhere," a character in Paul Schrader's The Card Counter laments at one point, and for a good long time one is inclined to feel this way about the film itself. Like the titular low-end professional gambler, Schrader here plays the long game, winning as often as not by studying…

Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and director Paul Schrader discussed the story behind Venice Film Festival revenge-thriller The Card Counter this morning at a press conference on the Lido. Isaac plays William Tell, a military interrogator-turned-card player haunted by his past. His spartan existence on the…