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…
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"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…
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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…
Paul Schrader is set to return to Venice Film Festival tomorrow with The Card Counter, four years after his Ethan Hawke-starring First Reformed debuted at the Italian festival to acclaim.
The director's new movie stars Oscar Isaac as a wandering poker player, William Tell, who has a dark past working in military…
Focus Features on Tuesday released the trailer for The Card Counter, the latest from writer-director Paul Schrader. Oscar Issac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe star in the revenge thriller, which hits theaters September 10.
The trailer premiere comes after the film was selected this week for the Competi…
Focus Features has set Sept. 10 for the Paul Schrader's revenge thriller The Card Counter.
The new movie from the original screenplay Oscar nominee of First Reformed follows Tell (Oscar Isaac), a guy who just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk…
EXCLUSIVE:The Card Counter, Paul Schrader's revenge thriller which wrapped shooting today, has sold out globally.
HanWay Films, which repped international rights, has closed deals in: Canada (VVS Films), Benelux (Belga Films), Germany and Austria (Weltkino), Greece (Odeon), Portugal (NOS Lusomundo), Scandinavia…
That's a wrap on Paul Schrader'sThe Card Counter, which saw Oscar Isaac and co recently return to film the last few remaining days on the movie after a virus-related delay.
Deadline was the first to tell you that the pic was heading back on set this month after being forced to shutdown back in March when a cast…