Netflix's Spanish-language film "La Bola Negra" won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, a prize that has sent nearly every winner since 2012 to an Oscar best-picture nomination. The film, a queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, was directed by the Spanish duo known as […] The post Netflix's 'La Bola Negra' takes TIFF's top audience prize, building momentum for Oscar season appeared first on American Almanac .
Netflix's Spanish-language film "La Bola Negra" won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, a prize that has sent nearly every winner since 2012 to an Oscar best-picture nomination. The film, a queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, was directed by the Spanish duo known as Los Javis, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. TIFF festivalgoers, who vote on the People's Choice Award directly, chose it over a field that included Peter Farrelly's comedy "I Play Rocky," about the making of "Rocky," which finished as first runner-up, and Siân Heder's "Being Heumann," a film about disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann, which came in second. The award carries real weight in Hollywood's awards…Open
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach is leaving Netflix after nearly a decade to sign a first look deal with Warner Bros., with his next original film set for theatrical distribution through the studio's new Clockwork label. Warner Bros. announced the deal on Thursday, marking a significant shift for the director behind "Marriage Story" and "Frances Ha." Baumbach […] The post Noah Baumbach ends his Netflix era with a Warner Bros. first look deal and a new film under the Clockwork label appeared first on American Almanac .
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach is leaving Netflix after nearly a decade to sign a first look deal with Warner Bros., with his next original film set for theatrical distribution through the studio's new Clockwork label. Warner Bros. announced the deal on Thursday, marking a significant shift for the director behind "Marriage Story" and "Frances Ha." Baumbach will write, direct, and produce a new original feature distributed by Clockwork, with David Heyman and LuckyChap attached as producers. The Wrap reported that Variety first broke the news. The deal formally starts in 2027. No details about the new film's subject matter, genre, or financial terms have been disclosed. A decade on Netflix, and one theatrical release since 2015 Baumbach's move…Open